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rupert murdoch and his son james will be here in parliament for some tough questions. rebekah brooks is supposed to be there as well. but her spokesperson says that because of her arrest, her attendance right now is up in the air. lester? >> stephanie gosk in london. the question tonight then is just how far the ripples of this scandal will reach across rupert murdoch's vast media empire. which includes some big brand names in this country. cnbc's david faber joins us in new york for some insight. david, this has now reached to one of murdoch's top deputies. what does this do to his damage control efforts. >> he's been trying to do damage control since the middle of last week in some ways when he finally started to distance himself from rebekah brooks who resigned, of course, a couple days later. the scandal does not appear to have crested yet. despite giving up the purchase of b sky b for what would have been a $12 billion deal for news corp., a huge important deal they wanted to complete in the uk and, of course, letting go of rebekah brooks and his long time lieuten
rupert murdoch and his son james will be here in parliament for some tough questions. rebekah brooks is supposed to be there as well. but her spokesperson says that because of her arrest, her attendance right now is up in the air. lester? >> stephanie gosk in london. the question tonight then is just how far the ripples of this scandal will reach across rupert murdoch's vast media empire. which includes some big brand names in this country. cnbc's david faber joins us in new york for some...
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is rupert murdoch damaged? >> i think rupert murdoch's been hugely damaged by this. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all- conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's in charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into britain, buying up the "news of the world" and later the "times" of london. in the '70s he took aim at new york where he'd add the "new york post" and the "wall street journal." his satellite t.v. empire includes the fox network in the u.s., sky in europe, star tv in asia. >> i love the free market. it's certainly been very good to me. >> reporter: but the same market is now punishing him, while stock in news corporation rebounded today, it's fallen 12% since the scandal began. >> my company has 52,000 employees. i have led it for 57 years and i hav
is rupert murdoch damaged? >> i think rupert murdoch's been hugely damaged by this. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all- conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's in charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into...
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. >> the scandal is reaching deep into rupert murdoch's inner circle. you can be sure the man at the top is feeling the pressure. >> shame on you! shame on you! >> murdoch has ads running in seven british papers through monday saying, quote, we are sorry. here he is in his own words. >> i'm the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out what happened. i apologize. i have nothing more to say. >> well, the scandal is widening to another paper, the sunday times. now even the fbi is opening an investigation. the allegations -- hacking the personal phones of public figures and the not so public. from murder victims to dead war heroes. >> there is a firestorm, if you like, that is engulfing parts of the media, parts of the police and, indeed, our political system's ability to respond. >> murdoch's news corp., the parent company of the fox news channel also owns 20th century fox, the fx network, the new york post, wall street journal, harpercollins publishing and probably your local fox affiliate. the charges against the company are criminal and could
. >> the scandal is reaching deep into rupert murdoch's inner circle. you can be sure the man at the top is feeling the pressure. >> shame on you! shame on you! >> murdoch has ads running in seven british papers through monday saying, quote, we are sorry. here he is in his own words. >> i'm the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out what happened. i apologize. i have nothing more to say. >> well, the scandal is widening to another paper, the sunday...
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rupert murdoch entered the market. mr. murdoch, in myy view, has debotched british public life. >> forgive the individual by all means. but you can't forget. >> reporter: that is media tycoon rupert murdoch. he bought the legendary london tabloid 42 years ago, and with it staggering profits, built a global media empire. in the u.s., murdoch owns fox news, "the wall street journal," "the new york post" and a lot more. he is even bigger here in britain, where he owns a major tv network and almost 40% of the newspapers sold, including "the news of the world." this week, that paper found itself at the center of a scandal so big, so rotten, that despite its massive profitable, it is being abruptly closed after 168 years. today, the man who sends reporters out in search of stories was in sun valley, i.d. i, where he ran from reporters. >> i'm not making any comments. >> reporter: it was left to his son and air heir to speak for t company. >> we now know the practices that we're talking about here were such that we've fundamental
rupert murdoch entered the market. mr. murdoch, in myy view, has debotched british public life. >> forgive the individual by all means. but you can't forget. >> reporter: that is media tycoon rupert murdoch. he bought the legendary london tabloid 42 years ago, and with it staggering profits, built a global media empire. in the u.s., murdoch owns fox news, "the wall street journal," "the new york post" and a lot more. he is even bigger here in britain, where he...
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not good news for rupert murdoch or the prime minister here. the murdochs and their empire are not out of trouble yet. far from it. the report released this morning finds their company deliberately tried to thwart a police investigation into the "news of the world" widespread phone hacking and police bribery. this morning it is the prime minister's turn in the hot seat. at this moment he is the focus of an emergency session of parliament. trying to contain the scandal that has led to calls for his resignation. >> people desperately want us to put a stop to the illegal practices to ensure the independence and effectiveness of the police and to establish a more healthy relationship between politicians and media owners. >> reporter: this follows a carefully rehearsed effort from the murdoch dynasty to rescue their family company. interrupted by -- >> oh. >> reporter: watch again a little slow. a man with a shaving cream pie aimed at rupert murdoch muttering "you glereedy billion mare." that's his third wife knocking the pie from the assailant's ha
not good news for rupert murdoch or the prime minister here. the murdochs and their empire are not out of trouble yet. far from it. the report released this morning finds their company deliberately tried to thwart a police investigation into the "news of the world" widespread phone hacking and police bribery. this morning it is the prime minister's turn in the hot seat. at this moment he is the focus of an emergency session of parliament. trying to contain the scandal that has led to...
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. >>> hello, everyone, i'm tamron hall, and the "newsnation" is following the news of rupert murdoch and the much-anticipated testimony before parliament. many are calling this the slow meltdown of his media empire. murdoch and his son, james, are expected to testify within the next 24 hours, and yet another resignation in the london police department. john yates has resigned as the deputy commissioner who decided not to reopen an investigation of the alleged hacking. his boss stepped down sunday citing speculation with the ties to the former "news of the editor" arrested last week and the defunct newspaper is accused of hacking into the phones of politicians, and even a murder victim. rebec rebekah brooks has been een resd as of this weekend, and we will see what is going to happen here with rupert murdoch and his son james tomorrow? >> well, that is certainly, that is the big question. and rupert murdoch and his son james, and rebekah brooks, who are appearing before the select committee have to be so careful, and so careful in fact, that rupert murdoch's biographers saying he is i
. >>> hello, everyone, i'm tamron hall, and the "newsnation" is following the news of rupert murdoch and the much-anticipated testimony before parliament. many are calling this the slow meltdown of his media empire. murdoch and his son, james, are expected to testify within the next 24 hours, and yet another resignation in the london police department. john yates has resigned as the deputy commissioner who decided not to reopen an investigation of the alleged hacking. his...
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, the wife of rupert murdoch. she was the first person to leap to her husband's defense when a protester tried to hit him in the face with a pie as he was testifying in front of parliament about that phone-hacking scandal. who is she, and what do her actions say about her? we'll get into that. >>> and i may be holding a delectable dessert, but we'll be talking about restaurant chains that sell meals and desserts like this that can give you an entire day's worth of calorie and fat in one sitting. >> i know. and it looks really enticing. >> you shouldn't drink it, but on a day like today, you put it on your forehead. it's nice. >>> on that point, let's go directly to al for a check of today's weather. hey, al. >> in fact, on the map, you get an idea, when you say 32 states, we're talking about 100 million people. almost two-thirds of the population of the united states under either a heat watch, a heat warning or a heat advisory. and here's why. we've got this big area, upper-level ridge of high pressure. but here's
, the wife of rupert murdoch. she was the first person to leap to her husband's defense when a protester tried to hit him in the face with a pie as he was testifying in front of parliament about that phone-hacking scandal. who is she, and what do her actions say about her? we'll get into that. >>> and i may be holding a delectable dessert, but we'll be talking about restaurant chains that sell meals and desserts like this that can give you an entire day's worth of calorie and fat in...
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. >>> humble pie, rupert murdoch is grilled on his role in the phone hacking scandal after a protester makes a headline grabbing attack. >>> and no parking, a canadian car owner learns the hard way to pay attention to the sign. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning the debt showdown in washington is focused on a bipartisan senate plan that is gaining legs on capitol hill and the white house. the proposal from the so-called gang of six calls for deep budget cuts and new revenues. joel brown is in washington with the latest on this. good morning, joel. >> betty, good morning. in this week's long battle over raising the debt limit, optimism has been hard to come by. that seemed to change yesterday, at least in the senate. we saw some republicans, some democrats, some conservatives, some liberals, coalescing around a bipartisan deal. >> it's time to get down to the business of actually solving this problem and i think we now are seeing the potential for a bipartisan consensus. >> reporter: president obama may invite cong
. >>> humble pie, rupert murdoch is grilled on his role in the phone hacking scandal after a protester makes a headline grabbing attack. >>> and no parking, a canadian car owner learns the hard way to pay attention to the sign. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. this morning the debt showdown in washington is focused on a bipartisan senate plan that is gaining legs on capitol hill and the white house. the...
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the question is, is that enough to save face for rupert murdoch? >>> also, a showbiz shock they are morning. superstar jennifer lopez and her husband of seven years, marc anthony, are calling it quits. what's behind the breakup of what looked like one of hollywood's happiest couples? we'll have the latest on that. >> third marriage for her, and they did seem pretty happy singing those duets together. >> beautiful twins. >> yeah, too bad. >>> also coming up, we all know the workplace can be a jungle, but t re's a question for you. how is your boss like a baboon? i'm sure you can think of a few ways, but there is this morning a new study, actual science that says baboons can give us an insight into why being the boss may not be so great. >> it's stressful at the top, dan. >> it is. >>> but we do begin with that dangerous heat wave that is burnining the country today. take a look at this map. there are going to be record temperatures all the way from texas to the northern plains and it is going to last all week. in chicago they've already started goin
the question is, is that enough to save face for rupert murdoch? >>> also, a showbiz shock they are morning. superstar jennifer lopez and her husband of seven years, marc anthony, are calling it quits. what's behind the breakup of what looked like one of hollywood's happiest couples? we'll have the latest on that. >> third marriage for her, and they did seem pretty happy singing those duets together. >> beautiful twins. >> yeah, too bad. >>> also coming up,...
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>> it's dreadfully serious for rupert murdoch, his family and his company. the company itself i don't think is in jeopardy. it's the second or third largest media company in the world, but murdoch's aura of invincibility is gone. his lieutenants are apples falling from the tree. his argument it was a few rotten apples is discredited. it's really a barrel problem. he has to deal with that, and he knows in coming days, not just in his testimony tomorrow, but in coming days, there will be more apples that will be revealed to have been rotten. he has a lot to answer for. >> i can say from my experience, editing a newspaper for him and this was, five, six years before any of this phone hacking began, but certainly when i worked for him, he wanted his editors to be tough, ruthless, aggressive, all of the things would you expect from a tabloid newspaper, but always to operate within the law. and i find it impossible, personally knowing the man, to think he would have known about law breaking on his newspapers, let alone condone it. >> it's not just a question of wh
>> it's dreadfully serious for rupert murdoch, his family and his company. the company itself i don't think is in jeopardy. it's the second or third largest media company in the world, but murdoch's aura of invincibility is gone. his lieutenants are apples falling from the tree. his argument it was a few rotten apples is discredited. it's really a barrel problem. he has to deal with that, and he knows in coming days, not just in his testimony tomorrow, but in coming days, there will be...
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chairman and ceo rupert murdoch issued a statement calling the allegations of phone hacking and payments to police, quote, deplorable and unacceptable and went on to say, quote, i have made clear that our company must fully and proactively cooperate with the police in all investigations. and, that is exactly what news international has been doing. and will continue to do, under rebecca brooks' leadership and, rebecca brooks is his european deputy and here's what prime minister david cameron said. >> what this government is doing is making sure the public -- and i feel so appalled by what has happened, murder victims, terrorist victims, who had their phones hacked is disgraceful. that is why it's important that there is a full police investigation, with all of the powers they need. >> reporter: now, heather, the latest from scotland yard is police have a list of 4,000 potential victims, of the phone hacking and there are fresh allegations that family members of war dead' phones have been also been hacked. back to you, heather. heather: thank you very much, amy kellogg reporting live from
chairman and ceo rupert murdoch issued a statement calling the allegations of phone hacking and payments to police, quote, deplorable and unacceptable and went on to say, quote, i have made clear that our company must fully and proactively cooperate with the police in all investigations. and, that is exactly what news international has been doing. and will continue to do, under rebecca brooks' leadership and, rebecca brooks is his european deputy and here's what prime minister david cameron...
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of course, james murdoch and rupert murdoch will also be there and they may be constrained by what they can say because of the ongoing investigation. >> and it seems like this would present other problems because scotland yard questioning her, arresting rebekah brooks and yet scotland yards is being investigated because of their inappropriate relations with this media empire. >> well, that's just it. a lot of people are asking just how close were reporters at "news of the world" with police because of new revelations that a former "news of the world" deputy editor was a communication consultant for the police at the same time that he seemed to be reporting back to news international. so there is a lot -- it's a big tangled web here of police contacts, reporters at "news of the world," not to mention high-level politics. remember rebekah brooks was the same person that wine and dined political figures for the murdoch family. that's what makes this arrest so fascinating. she's the highest profile arrest so far. every arrest it seems to have gotten closer and closer to the murdoch family.
of course, james murdoch and rupert murdoch will also be there and they may be constrained by what they can say because of the ongoing investigation. >> and it seems like this would present other problems because scotland yard questioning her, arresting rebekah brooks and yet scotland yards is being investigated because of their inappropriate relations with this media empire. >> well, that's just it. a lot of people are asking just how close were reporters at "news of the...
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that has infected rupert murdoch's media empire. heads are rolling at his company news corp and murdoch is doing something he is not used to doing, apologize. he took out gigantic ads in seven british newspapers saying that we are sorry for the phone hacking scandal at "news of the world" the popular tabloid he just shut down and in his own words -- >> well, the scandal is widening to another murdoch paper "the sunday times" and even the fbi is opening up an investigation in the united states. the allegations of hacking the personal phones of public figures in the not so public from murder victims to dead war heroes. >> and there is a firestorm, if you like, that is engulfing parts of the media, parts of the police, and indeed, our political system's ability to respond. >> murdoch's news corp, the parent company of the fox news channel also owns 20th century fox movie studios, the fx network, the "new york post," "the wall street journal," harpercollins publishing and probably your local fox affiliate among many others. the charges
that has infected rupert murdoch's media empire. heads are rolling at his company news corp and murdoch is doing something he is not used to doing, apologize. he took out gigantic ads in seven british newspapers saying that we are sorry for the phone hacking scandal at "news of the world" the popular tabloid he just shut down and in his own words -- >> well, the scandal is widening to another murdoch paper "the sunday times" and even the fbi is opening up an...
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., a humble rupert murdoch say he's sorry. how was the mea culpa received in the wake of the hacking scandal. >>> plus, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke thinks it could be time to pump some more cash into the economy. with companies in wait and see mode, could that move relieve anything when it comes to creating jobs? ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. no animal by-products. no meat and bone meal. when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. ♪ ooh baby, (what) can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented pro
., a humble rupert murdoch say he's sorry. how was the mea culpa received in the wake of the hacking scandal. >>> plus, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke thinks it could be time to pump some more cash into the economy. with companies in wait and see mode, could that move relieve anything when it comes to creating jobs? ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done....
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the other point is, yesterday, rupert murdoch i looked like -- rupert murdoch looked like junior soprano on the tv series. guest: well, i missed that part of "the sopranos." i will have to catch up. host: rebekah brooks was arrested. do you number status? gues -- do you know for status? guest: it is a little less serious than it is. it means you have been taken in for questioning. none of the people at "news of the world" had been charged yet. some have been arrested. th
the other point is, yesterday, rupert murdoch i looked like -- rupert murdoch looked like junior soprano on the tv series. guest: well, i missed that part of "the sopranos." i will have to catch up. host: rebekah brooks was arrested. do you number status? gues -- do you know for status? guest: it is a little less serious than it is. it means you have been taken in for questioning. none of the people at "news of the world" had been charged yet. some have been arrested. th
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this is a day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions from politicians about the scandal that has rocked this country. >> do you have anything you want to say to the victims of phone hacking? >> reporter: allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's now-shuttered tabloid "the news of the world" and a cover-up involving politicians and the police. listen to this, from a man infamous for his ruthlessness and his arrogance. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: rupert murdoch, born in australia, age 80, an american citizen, presides over a global empire worth $33 billion in revenue. father of six children from three marriages, he's the boss, but the buck does not stop with him. and he is not planning to step aside. >> because i feel that people i've trusted betrayed the company and me and it's for them to pay. i think that frankly i'm the best person to clean this up. >> reporter: at his side, james. born in london, age 38, an american citizen. runs company op
this is a day rupert murdoch and his son did not want to see. they were summoned to answer questions from politicians about the scandal that has rocked this country. >> do you have anything you want to say to the victims of phone hacking? >> reporter: allegations of widespread criminal activity by reporters at murdoch's now-shuttered tabloid "the news of the world" and a cover-up involving politicians and the police. listen to this, from a man infamous for his ruthlessness...
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the controversy is not over. 9:30 eastern time tomorrow, rupert murdoch and his john james murdoch are scheduled to testify before members of parliament. brooks who is out on bail will also testify. we should remind you, news corp is the parent company of fox news channel. >> straight ahead, she was found hanging, nude, hand and feet both bound. it happened in a fancy mansion. murder or suicide? that is just the beginning of this bizarre mystery. there are lots of questions. >> casey anthony is all s as she slips out of prison. is it all good for her? not exactly. >> the question everyone is asking, where is she? there's a lot of speculation. we have a live record. >> plus, you didn't think charlie sheen was going away, did you? he's back. you are about to see more of charlie sheen. we'll tell you what he's doing, coming up. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more amecans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving
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rupert murdoch and his son james are also expected to appear. we will be showing the committee hearing live here on the fox news channel tomorrow from 9:30 eastern. shep? >> shepard: jonathan hunt live in our new york city newsroom. jonathan, thank you. investigators are now looking into a pair of deaths and a strange set of circumstances at a san diego bay mansion. the home of a high profile pharmaceutical executive. when in the last week this man's 6-year-old son and 32-year-old girlfriend you see here both have died. due to what police describe as seemingly unrelated incidents inside this historic home. they say somebody found the girlfriend's body last wednesday hanging by the neck from a rear balcony with her hands and feet bound together. it happened just a couple of weeks after the executive's son tumbled down a flight of stairs according to the report in what cops call a tragic accident. they say the child was not breathing when paramedics arrived. they revived him and took him to a nearby hospital hospital where he died on wednesday. co
rupert murdoch and his son james are also expected to appear. we will be showing the committee hearing live here on the fox news channel tomorrow from 9:30 eastern. shep? >> shepard: jonathan hunt live in our new york city newsroom. jonathan, thank you. investigators are now looking into a pair of deaths and a strange set of circumstances at a san diego bay mansion. the home of a high profile pharmaceutical executive. when in the last week this man's 6-year-old son and 32-year-old...
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rupert murdoch said his mistake was trusting the wrong people. a man tried to throw something at murdoch yesterday during testimony. >> good morning tea upon warm conditions all around the bay area we are gonna reach 78 degrees in oakland upper 80s in the south bay area and mid-90s in concord. we will have more on the weather after the break t)t) we have hot weather in store for everyone in the bay area we have mild temperatures currently outside the door. as we head into the open our night hours the fog will return. i'll look of your satellite pictures a lot less fog today than we saw yesterday. the fog is fighting near the closoast. the green on your screen is 60 degree weather. the orange is 80 degree weather and we are also seeing red and and that is the '90s for later on this afternoon. this is a look of the temperatures are around the bay area. mid-90s for walnut creek 80s and 90s in the south bay area. this is a look of your seven day forecast we have the luring tread in affect for the next couple of days by friday we cool down all little
rupert murdoch said his mistake was trusting the wrong people. a man tried to throw something at murdoch yesterday during testimony. >> good morning tea upon warm conditions all around the bay area we are gonna reach 78 degrees in oakland upper 80s in the south bay area and mid-90s in concord. we will have more on the weather after the break t)t) we have hot weather in store for everyone in the bay area we have mild temperatures currently outside the door. as we head into the open our...
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were people as high possibly as rupert murdoch complicit in any of this? would rupert murdoch know about these sorts of practices, people under him know about these sorts of practices? >> yeah, well people under him certainly should have known. when rebekah brooks, his right-hand woman in britain, who gave me my job, she was feature editor and i was looking at the same books we both had. we were spending $4,000 pounds a week on you know, private investigators. doing these kind of practices. it's just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to to be editor. how could you not notice an expense of over 100,000 a year on this kind of thing and not even ask what it's for. her position is ludicrous. even worse than that, for her to turn round and initially andy could youson turn around and say we didn't know about it, it was a rogue reporter acting on his own and now five reporters have been arrested, i've been invited into scotland yard to be arrested three times and they were still saying, we didn't know. it was just the reporters acting
were people as high possibly as rupert murdoch complicit in any of this? would rupert murdoch know about these sorts of practices, people under him know about these sorts of practices? >> yeah, well people under him certainly should have known. when rebekah brooks, his right-hand woman in britain, who gave me my job, she was feature editor and i was looking at the same books we both had. we were spending $4,000 pounds a week on you know, private investigators. doing these kind of...
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on sunday they arrested rebekah brooks, i high-level trusted executive of rupert murdoch. her lawyer today said that this arrest took her by surprise, that she is not -- that she says she is not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing and that they held her for nine hours yesterday without presenting her with formal allegations or with actual evidence of any wrongdoing. richard. >> all right, thank you, stephanie. nbc's stephanie gosk with the latest on that. news corp published two full-page ads in the british press this weekend, including an apology from rupert murdoch. here's part of the second ad. saying, quote, apologizing for our mistakes and fixing them are only first steps. it may take some time for us to rebuild trust, end quote. let's bring in nbc news national investigative correspondent, michael isikoff. michael, good morning to you. how big of a threat is this in the news of news corp and this scandal? >> it's clearly becoming a bigger and bigger threat. what most people don't realize is that news corp is a huge u.s. media company that owns everything from 20th cent
on sunday they arrested rebekah brooks, i high-level trusted executive of rupert murdoch. her lawyer today said that this arrest took her by surprise, that she is not -- that she says she is not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing and that they held her for nine hours yesterday without presenting her with formal allegations or with actual evidence of any wrongdoing. richard. >> all right, thank you, stephanie. nbc's stephanie gosk with the latest on that. news corp published two full-page...
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and -- the three main figures at the center of all of this, rupert murdoch. his son james murdoch. rebecca brooks, chief executive. they were asked to come and appear before a committee here at the house of commons. now, we have been told the last few minutes rebecca will attend but rupert murdoch will not. james murdoch has said he can't attend on the date they asked him but could attend at a later point in august. and now as a result of that, that committee has issued a summons for rupert murdoch and james murdoch trying to force them to turn up on tuesday. they can't really do much about the fact that they don't want to come. both of those individuals are american. therefore, they have no real power to compel them to turn up. it is a real escalation in this. the fact that they dispatched, as they say, the sergeant at arms, deputy sergeant at arms, which is the security apparatus of the house of commons. to go and deliver this summons to the murdoches saying look, you have to come and you must come and explain yourself before this committee. it is -- pretty sensational turn of ev
and -- the three main figures at the center of all of this, rupert murdoch. his son james murdoch. rebecca brooks, chief executive. they were asked to come and appear before a committee here at the house of commons. now, we have been told the last few minutes rebecca will attend but rupert murdoch will not. james murdoch has said he can't attend on the date they asked him but could attend at a later point in august. and now as a result of that, that committee has issued a summons for rupert...
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rupert murdoch's top aide has been released from custody after her arrest. one of britain's top cops also resigned. abc's jeffrey kofman reports from london. >> reporter: the scandal that shuttered one of britain's oldest newspapers is nothing less than an earthquake. shaking this country to the core. the casualties just keep mounting. the latest? the head of scotland yard. sir paul stevenson resigned. he insisted he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate widespread alleged criminal acts by murdoch's journalists. nor the alleged bribery of police officers by reporters. >> i had no knowledge of the extent of this disgraceful practice. or indeed to the extent of it. and the repugnant nature of the selection of victims that is now emerging. >> reporter: and there is more. rebekah brooks, just days ago she was at the apex of power running rupert murdoch's british operations. it is said he considered her his other daughter. on friday, she resigned from the company. she was arrested. the tenth arrest since this scandal erupted two weeks ago. broo
rupert murdoch's top aide has been released from custody after her arrest. one of britain's top cops also resigned. abc's jeffrey kofman reports from london. >> reporter: the scandal that shuttered one of britain's oldest newspapers is nothing less than an earthquake. shaking this country to the core. the casualties just keep mounting. the latest? the head of scotland yard. sir paul stevenson resigned. he insisted he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate widespread...
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murdoch's newscorp company. we're being told that brooks is being questioned on suspicion of essentially phone tapping and corruption which would relate to the bribery of police officers, people that has been suggested happened amongst "news of the world". now, we're awaiting to hear more details now. it is being described as an arranged arrest. she came by appointment to the police station and was arrested to start questioning formally. it's important to remember that neither rebekah brooks nor the other nine people that have been arrested have been charged with this latest round of allegations of phone tapping and bribery. >> bell in london, thank you. >>> casey anthony has disappeared from public view after being released from a florida jail early this morning. we do have some video from that. the 25-year-old walking out a free woman shortly after midnight eastern time. 12 days after she was found not guilty of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter caylee. kristen dahlgren is live in orlando and, tel
murdoch's newscorp company. we're being told that brooks is being questioned on suspicion of essentially phone tapping and corruption which would relate to the bribery of police officers, people that has been suggested happened amongst "news of the world". now, we're awaiting to hear more details now. it is being described as an arranged arrest. she came by appointment to the police station and was arrested to start questioning formally. it's important to remember that neither rebekah...
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rupert murdoch who runs the media empire called the allegations "deplorable and unacceptable." and john, forbes magazine is out with its list of top-earning women in hollywood. and there is a tie for the top spot. yes, you guessed it. those ladies on the screen, angelina jolie and sarah jessica parker each earned an estimated $30 million last year, john. >> is that all? only $30 million last year. >> reporter: only. >> keep me posted. >> i will indeed. we'll be right back. ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or something new? ...or maybe, just maybe... it's something you haven't seen yet. the 2nd generation of intel core processors. stunning visuals, intelligent performance. this is visibly smart. is actually finding choices the whole family will love. five flavors of chex are gluten-free, including the honey nut flavor. and it's nice for me to be able to say "yes" to something that they want to eat. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. gluten free. to something that they want to eat. we inspect your air filter, cabin filter. there's bu
rupert murdoch who runs the media empire called the allegations "deplorable and unacceptable." and john, forbes magazine is out with its list of top-earning women in hollywood. and there is a tie for the top spot. yes, you guessed it. those ladies on the screen, angelina jolie and sarah jessica parker each earned an estimated $30 million last year, john. >> is that all? only $30 million last year. >> reporter: only. >> keep me posted. >> i will indeed. we'll be...
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tomorrow a former deputy a top deputy to rupert murdoch, rebecca brooks is scheduled to appear before parliament to answer questions. parliament is scheduled to head off on summer break wednesday but cameron is asking them to delay the break to discuss the phone hacking investigation. >>> former south african president nelson mandela celebrated his 93rd birthday today. and earlier today students in south africa sang a special version of happy birthday before starting his low sons. he's celebrating with his family. >>> you won't need to call the fire department if you see smoke or flames in the hills near wood side later this morning. stanford university are testing some new fire fighting equipment at the jasper ridge biological reserve. they want to test fire retar dents and sue -- retardants and see how they work. it will start at 10:00 this morning and will continue through noon. >>> the talks to end the nfl lockout. todayly be meeting with a federal mediator in new york city. they are very close to a deal that would save this falls pro football season. the nfl season any way. they
tomorrow a former deputy a top deputy to rupert murdoch, rebecca brooks is scheduled to appear before parliament to answer questions. parliament is scheduled to head off on summer break wednesday but cameron is asking them to delay the break to discuss the phone hacking investigation. >>> former south african president nelson mandela celebrated his 93rd birthday today. and earlier today students in south africa sang a special version of happy birthday before starting his low sons. he's...
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now all eyes are on james murdoch, rupert murdoch's son and not so heir apparent. he admits to paying $1 million to a soccer star whose phone was illegally hacked. settlement that i authorized and i've said was made with information that was incomplete. i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with incomplete investigation. that's a matter of real regret for me personally. >> reporter: the scandal could have repercussions in the u.s. home to more than half of the $33 billion murdoch media empire that includes fox tv and fox news. >> there is a moral turpitude clause in the fcc regulations for tv stations, which is that you have to be certified to be of good character. >> reporter: tuesday, rupert murdoch, james murdoch and rebekah brooks will all appear before a committee at the british house of commons to answer questions. this is the first time they'll have spoken about this scandal since it broke two weeks ago. it is certain to be another dramatic day here. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london. >> as we were talking about, off the top, this is like a wimbledo
now all eyes are on james murdoch, rupert murdoch's son and not so heir apparent. he admits to paying $1 million to a soccer star whose phone was illegally hacked. settlement that i authorized and i've said was made with information that was incomplete. i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with incomplete investigation. that's a matter of real regret for me personally. >> reporter: the scandal could have repercussions in the u.s. home to more than half of the $33 billion...
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rupert murdoch bought the paper in 1969 and used its profits to build his vast media empire that now includes fox news, the wall street journal, and the new york post. but this week this scrappy tabloid was engulfed by scandal. though it remained one of the best-selling newspapers in the english speaking world its name is disgraced and the fallout has damaged politicians, the police and the formidable mr. murdoch. the scandal exploded with a teenager murdered in 2002. on monday in london, a private investigator working for the news of the world was accused of hacking into her cell phone and deleting messages giving her family false hope that millie was alive. and then britain learned the news of the world may have preyed on military families too. >> he was held by a sniper rifle. >> reporter: tony's son james was killed in action in afghanistan. he now believes james's hot mail was hacked by news of the world. prime minister david cameron kicked off the damage control. >> murder victims, terrorist victims, families who have lost loved ones, sometime defending our country, that these
rupert murdoch bought the paper in 1969 and used its profits to build his vast media empire that now includes fox news, the wall street journal, and the new york post. but this week this scrappy tabloid was engulfed by scandal. though it remained one of the best-selling newspapers in the english speaking world its name is disgraced and the fallout has damaged politicians, the police and the formidable mr. murdoch. the scandal exploded with a teenager murdered in 2002. on monday in london, a...
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and inside is a full-page apology from rupert murdoch. that same apology is every british newspaper today. now, of course, rupert murdoch is one of the most powerful men. he runs fox television, "wall street journal," 20th century fox. yesterday, the chief executive of dow jones, publisher of "the wall street journal," had to resign, because he had been working here before moving there. now, all this began with these revelations of wrongdoing by journalists listening to people's mobile voice mails. and this week there have even been reports that the voice mails of relatives of 9/11 victims might have been accessed. the british prime minister here is under fire because he was close to rupert murdoch's people. and even the police were close to them. despite investigating them for what might have been criminal activity. to call it a crisis just does not do it justice. >> and seems like no one is immune here. is murdoch's son in jeopardy of becoming a casualty of the crisis? >> well, rupert murdoch, of course, will be determined to protect hi
and inside is a full-page apology from rupert murdoch. that same apology is every british newspaper today. now, of course, rupert murdoch is one of the most powerful men. he runs fox television, "wall street journal," 20th century fox. yesterday, the chief executive of dow jones, publisher of "the wall street journal," had to resign, because he had been working here before moving there. now, all this began with these revelations of wrongdoing by journalists listening to...
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rupert murdoch owns a bunch of papers here. "the times," "the sun." "hacked to death." this has rocked his media empire to the core. today, the first casualty arising from the scandal, andy coulson, arrested. he was editor of "news of the world" while reporters broke the law. incredibly, he then became chief spokesman for britain's prime minister. he, too, now tarnished by this scandal. >> is it time you say you not only take responsibility? but that you screwed up? >> i made a decision to employ andy coulson. he had resigned from "news of the world." he said at the time he didn't know what was happening on his watch. he should have known what was happening on his watch. he paid the price. he resigned. >> reporter: while 200 journalists will lose their job, when the paper folds this weekend, not rebecca brooks, even though she was the other editor during the era of dirty tricks. >> it was reported she offered her resignatatn. and in this situation i would have taken it. >> reporter: her outspoken boss, rupert murdoch, who is in idaho this week, is standing by her. do yo
rupert murdoch owns a bunch of papers here. "the times," "the sun." "hacked to death." this has rocked his media empire to the core. today, the first casualty arising from the scandal, andy coulson, arrested. he was editor of "news of the world" while reporters broke the law. incredibly, he then became chief spokesman for britain's prime minister. he, too, now tarnished by this scandal. >> is it time you say you not only take responsibility? but...
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but anyone can help a foster child. >> things just keep getting worse for rupert murdoch. part of what happened today no one saw coming. >> appearing before british lawmakers to answer questions about a phone hacking thatbrought his company. a man ran up and try to fling something on murdoch, it looked like a shaving cream pie. the 80 role was not injured and his wife helped to defend him. the --he said he was shocked, appalled and ashamed when he heard the allegations. >> i would just like to say one sentence, this is the most humble day of my life. this is not an excuse maybe it is an explanation. this is less than 1 percent of our company. i employ many people around the world who are proud, great, ethical and distinguished people. >> his son sat beside his father and also answered questions. i'm grant lotus with kron4 news. >> today we learn more about the man that attacked murdoch you can see him like you're being led away by the police. we're learning that his twitter page me have indicated that he had something in the works for a while. his name is jonathan mabels h
but anyone can help a foster child. >> things just keep getting worse for rupert murdoch. part of what happened today no one saw coming. >> appearing before british lawmakers to answer questions about a phone hacking thatbrought his company. a man ran up and try to fling something on murdoch, it looked like a shaving cream pie. the 80 role was not injured and his wife helped to defend him. the --he said he was shocked, appalled and ashamed when he heard the allegations. >> i...
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but both james and rupert and his father, rupert murdoch, are right there for the first time, facing -- facing questions. facing -- there's no -- rupert always goes to his own media to answer questions. this time, it's -- he's -- >> you've spoken to him in detail. is he a man who likes to be challenged? how will he do in front of a parliament committee? >> well, i think that's the big worry in his family, and in the company because he is not good at this. he's not good at people challenging him. he's not good at -- he's actually a rather shy man, a rather inarticulate man. so i think suddenly face-to-face with people asking him questions, nobody knows what can happen. >> we have been following this story now for weeks. you've been following it for years. looking back, how did this happen to a company this large, and with this kind of influence? is. >> you know, i will tell you how it happened. it happened because this is what they do. this is what they've always done. this is central to the company's identity. they publish tabloid newspapers, and they stand right on the edge of the l
but both james and rupert and his father, rupert murdoch, are right there for the first time, facing -- facing questions. facing -- there's no -- rupert always goes to his own media to answer questions. this time, it's -- he's -- >> you've spoken to him in detail. is he a man who likes to be challenged? how will he do in front of a parliament committee? >> well, i think that's the big worry in his family, and in the company because he is not good at this. he's not good at people...
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rupert murdoch's top newspaper executive rebecca brooks is out on bail. she was arrested over the growing phone hacking scandal. the police commissioner, paul stephenson, also resigned yesterday. >>> casey anthony is out of jail and for the moment at least out of the spotlight. the attorney for casey's parents, george and cindy anthony, say that they refused a request to act as media decoys when their daughter was released from jail yesterday. casey anthony was driven away by her defense team and remains in hiding. >>> congressman leonard boswell is okay after an armed home invasion this iowa farmhouse. the 77-year-old boswell reportedly struggled with the gunman saturday night before his grandson grabbed a shotgun and pointed it at the intruder who then fled. obviously police still on the hunt for that home invasion intruder. >>> the senate could vote as early as this week on a scaled-down plan allowing president obama to raise the nation's debt ceiling. lawmakers have just 16 days left to strike a deal and after that, treasury department says that the u
rupert murdoch's top newspaper executive rebecca brooks is out on bail. she was arrested over the growing phone hacking scandal. the police commissioner, paul stephenson, also resigned yesterday. >>> casey anthony is out of jail and for the moment at least out of the spotlight. the attorney for casey's parents, george and cindy anthony, say that they refused a request to act as media decoys when their daughter was released from jail yesterday. casey anthony was driven away by her...
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murdoch's corporation in britain, has been arrested in the hacking scandal. brooks resigned last week. she was formerly the editor of the now-defunct "news of the world" newspaper. brooks is the tenth person arrested by british police in their investigation of phone hacking by newspapers and allegations of police bribery. >>> california senator barbara boxer was the target of alleged death threats. the threatening messages were left on voicemail, and police say they were able to track them back to a 47-year-old suspect who lived north of san francisco. he was arrested and faces arraignment on tuesday. >>> they touted it as a traffic nightmare from out of a disaster film, all because of a construction project near interstate 405 in southern california. but despite fears of a so-called carmageddon, drivers seem to have been spared that drama. officials credit warnings on social media sites like twitter with helping keeping -- helping to keep people off the roads. the 405 is expected to reopen between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. local time on monday morning. so about 20
murdoch's corporation in britain, has been arrested in the hacking scandal. brooks resigned last week. she was formerly the editor of the now-defunct "news of the world" newspaper. brooks is the tenth person arrested by british police in their investigation of phone hacking by newspapers and allegations of police bribery. >>> california senator barbara boxer was the target of alleged death threats. the threatening messages were left on voicemail, and police say they were able...
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rupert murdoch under huge pressure as the outrage grows. >>> the extraordinary spirit of survival. jaycee dugard breaks her silence about her 18-year ordeal. how she found hope in the middle of her kidnapping hell. >> you just do what you have to do to survive. >> diane sawyer here with her emotional and exclusive interview. >>> princess in prison. she's been a royal for a week. why does she look like her unhappy highness. inside the misery of princess charlene. >>> and good morning, everyone. happy friday and what a crazy scene in great britain. >> oh, my goodness. >> oldest newspaper closed. former editor moments ago arrested. this guy was an aide to the british prime minister and had to address this. other arrests coming for people in the media empire of rupert murdoch, the owner of fox news. >> all because there are allegations the newspaper was hacking into cell phones and an e-mail account of people and not celebrities but victims of murder. >> war widows from afghanistan and iraq. an incredible story. >> incredible to watch. >>> more of diane sawyer's amazing interview of ja
rupert murdoch under huge pressure as the outrage grows. >>> the extraordinary spirit of survival. jaycee dugard breaks her silence about her 18-year ordeal. how she found hope in the middle of her kidnapping hell. >> you just do what you have to do to survive. >> diane sawyer here with her emotional and exclusive interview. >>> princess in prison. she's been a royal for a week. why does she look like her unhappy highness. inside the misery of princess charlene....
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this comes just two days before rebekah brooks and rupert murdoch and his son james are due to give evidence to a committee in parliament here in britain. now, this will have implications since she's been arrested, how much she can cooperate in this giving evidence to this committee. but at this point she has not been charged. so it is significant, but we're waiting to see just where this leads. but it does seem like it's a big arrest in terms of gaining ground in this scandal. richard? >> chapman bell in london with the latest on that breaking news. thank you. >>> there are some new signs today that texas governor rick perry could enter the 2012 presidential race. governor perry's family is reportedly encouraging him to run according to iowa governor terry bran stad. branstad also tells the associated press he expects perry to visit iowa within the month. mitt romney will visit a nascar event in new hampshire today. and to mark the occasion the dnc has released this new attack ad. the nascar-themed spot attacking romney on jobs, saying massachusetts ranked 47th out of the 50 states on job c
this comes just two days before rebekah brooks and rupert murdoch and his son james are due to give evidence to a committee in parliament here in britain. now, this will have implications since she's been arrested, how much she can cooperate in this giving evidence to this committee. but at this point she has not been charged. so it is significant, but we're waiting to see just where this leads. but it does seem like it's a big arrest in terms of gaining ground in this scandal. richard?...
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. >>> the phone hacking scandal continues for rupert murdoch and news corps. london police arrested rebekah brooks today. brooks led murdoch's news international division, until this past friday when she resigned. she is facing charges for phone hackings that targeted celebrities, the families of 9/11 victims, as well as the royal family. rupert murdoch took out full page ads yesterday, saying we are sorry for the scandal. even more ads today, saying the company will assist the ongoing police investigation. >> british public is engaged sh and i think where they're really concerned about is whether or not the american public is engaged. if that ever happened then yeah, you really should start writing news corps's obituaries. >> the hacking scandal has already brought down one of rupert murdochs executives in the united states. les hinten redesigned on friday. he worked for murdoch in britain when the phone hacking allegedly took place. the committee in charge of making sure all dow jones -- >>> a gunshot victim hopes the spare the life of a man who pulled the t
. >>> the phone hacking scandal continues for rupert murdoch and news corps. london police arrested rebekah brooks today. brooks led murdoch's news international division, until this past friday when she resigned. she is facing charges for phone hackings that targeted celebrities, the families of 9/11 victims, as well as the royal family. rupert murdoch took out full page ads yesterday, saying we are sorry for the scandal. even more ads today, saying the company will assist the ongoing...
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made against james murdoch, the son of media mogul rupert murdoch. the testimony he gave british lawmakers on tuesday about the ongoing phone hacking and bribery scandal is being questioned by a former adviser, among others. they say murdoch knew about the extent of the hacking years ago and that there's e-mail evidence to back that up. >>> a california judge is telling lindsay lohan to get cracking on her community service. lohan was told yesterday that she needs to complete 480 hours of service by next april and there will be no extension. also, lohan was told she must enroll in psychological counseling. she has to complete three anti-shoplifting classes by her next court appearance in october. >>> do you own apple stock? if you do you'll like this story. apple is on the verge of becoming the world's most valuable company. with more than $76 billion in cash on hand, the company may be looking to buy the online video service hulu. abc's neal karlinsky reports on apple's success. >> reporter: there's the economy that we all live and breathe. stagnant
made against james murdoch, the son of media mogul rupert murdoch. the testimony he gave british lawmakers on tuesday about the ongoing phone hacking and bribery scandal is being questioned by a former adviser, among others. they say murdoch knew about the extent of the hacking years ago and that there's e-mail evidence to back that up. >>> a california judge is telling lindsay lohan to get cracking on her community service. lohan was told yesterday that she needs to complete 480 hours...
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rupert murdoch becomes the new owner. and the "news of the world" is murdoch's first fleet street forray. for the years that followed the newspaper built a reputation on hard-hitting exclusives, usually exposing the embarrassment of celebrities and politicians. prince harry, age 16, was one of the many to be exposed. then there was david beckham. he was exposed as an adulterer when they uncovered the secret affair he was having with his personal assistant. in 2005, the paper published a seemingly mundane story about prince william injuring his knee. it was another exclusive for the "news of the world" that made its reputation getting scoops. royal officials realized, that the story could only have been sought by the illegal interception of prince william's mobile phone voicemail. right there began the chain of events, allegations and scandals, that enveloped members of the royal family, celebrities, politicians, and now, murder and bomb victims. richard quest, cnn, london. >> it will print its final issue tomorrow. >>> th
rupert murdoch becomes the new owner. and the "news of the world" is murdoch's first fleet street forray. for the years that followed the newspaper built a reputation on hard-hitting exclusives, usually exposing the embarrassment of celebrities and politicians. prince harry, age 16, was one of the many to be exposed. then there was david beckham. he was exposed as an adulterer when they uncovered the secret affair he was having with his personal assistant. in 2005, the paper published...
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it's just past the half hour, rupert murdoch's news corp. has its hands full, multiple investigations in great britain for allegedly bribery and phone hacking. the u.s. justice department and the fbi are examining whether the company broke laws in the united states. michael isikoff has been looking in to this. what do you know? what's the status of these probes? >> well, you know, the heat is turning up a bit. there's a report this morning that the -- the federal prosecutors are preparing subpoenas to news corp. on the phone hacking allegations. we also reported last night that the feds are interested in a prior act of computer hacking alleged against a major news corp. subsidiary, news america marketing, which was accused in a court case of hacking on repeated occasions into the computers of one of its compoters thcompote e competitors that led to an out-of-court settlement. there's a report today that news corp. has hired the former top prosecutor at the justice department in charge of foreign corrupt practices act. that's because one of t
it's just past the half hour, rupert murdoch's news corp. has its hands full, multiple investigations in great britain for allegedly bribery and phone hacking. the u.s. justice department and the fbi are examining whether the company broke laws in the united states. michael isikoff has been looking in to this. what do you know? what's the status of these probes? >> well, you know, the heat is turning up a bit. there's a report this morning that the -- the federal prosecutors are preparing...
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rupert murdoch, his son james, and rebecca brooks will be testifying before the committee. will they tell the truth? >> if they don't and people find out they haven't, more trouble for news corp and more trouble for rup ert murdoch. >> as far as his media empire, we know the entities that he has here in the united states. what does this now do to his reputation? the stock has taken a major hit. >> it's terrible for murdoch's reputation and one of the former news of the world employees told me he is 80 years old, he may not be at the top of his game anymore, and news corp is struggling to repair its reputation and it's hard at this point. >> where does this now go? what is his next step? he obviously lost a multimillion dollar deal with the satellite television division in europe. what happens? what goes -- what's the next shoe to drop? >> it goes beyond news corp. this morning, david cameron is in south africa on a state visit and is answering questions at press conferences about this. and it's hurting his political standing. so, he might be vulnerable as well. >> they'll t
rupert murdoch, his son james, and rebecca brooks will be testifying before the committee. will they tell the truth? >> if they don't and people find out they haven't, more trouble for news corp and more trouble for rup ert murdoch. >> as far as his media empire, we know the entities that he has here in the united states. what does this now do to his reputation? the stock has taken a major hit. >> it's terrible for murdoch's reputation and one of the former news of the world...
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investigators are looking into whether journalists at rupert murdoch's news of the world listen into desperate conversations families had with police after the 2005 london attacks. the tabloid also allegedly tapped into the account of missing 13-year-old millie dollar, not only listening to her voice mail but deleting messages from frantic relatives. the activity on the phone gave her family hope she was still alive. she was found dead six months after she disappeared in 2002. >> this is disgusting, disgraceful. there aren't words to describe how awful this was, how awful it is. >> the new hacking allegations are infuriating the british public, prompting an emergency government session and calls for an immediate investigation. >> we're talking about murder victims, potentially terrorist victims having their phones hacked into. it is absolutely disgusting. >> when the scandal first broke, the targets were mainly celebrities like mick jagger, gwyneth paltrow and hugh grant. >> at the center of the controversy is rebecca brooks who headed up the tabloid newspaper for years. she's now in
investigators are looking into whether journalists at rupert murdoch's news of the world listen into desperate conversations families had with police after the 2005 london attacks. the tabloid also allegedly tapped into the account of missing 13-year-old millie dollar, not only listening to her voice mail but deleting messages from frantic relatives. the activity on the phone gave her family hope she was still alive. she was found dead six months after she disappeared in 2002. >> this is...
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however, there is praise coming from rupert murdoch's son and company chairman. james murdoch says in a statement, "she has been one of the outstanding editors of her generation and she can be proud of many accomplishments as an executive." all right. looks like we're going to move on to new york now and cnn's susan candiotti. susan, you've been following the other part of this investigation, and that is the one that's taking place here in the u.s. the fbi now being brought in after u.s. lawmakers asking for its own -- or asking for their own probe of this scandal. >> reporter: that's right. the question of course is where, oh where will this investigation lead. we know that the fbi is in day two of its investigation after just launching one into whether phone records and possibly voicemails of 9/11 victims were hacked here in the united states, of 9/11 victims. and so the fbi, here's how it all started, is looking specifically at an article that was published in great britain talking about a private eye who may have been approached by "news of the world" and/or
however, there is praise coming from rupert murdoch's son and company chairman. james murdoch says in a statement, "she has been one of the outstanding editors of her generation and she can be proud of many accomplishments as an executive." all right. looks like we're going to move on to new york now and cnn's susan candiotti. susan, you've been following the other part of this investigation, and that is the one that's taking place here in the u.s. the fbi now being brought in after...